 Paul928
join:2000-05-06
Haverhill, MA |
Paul928
Member
2014-Aug-11 11:50 am
Ubuntu issue driving me NUTS!!Fresh install of Ubuntu 13.04 on a iMac using latest version of Parallels, but I can't install or update any software through the Ubuntu Software Center! It either tells me that I don't have an internet connection, which I do, because I can surf the web perfectly....or tells me something like "This requires installing packages from unauthenticated sources." I did a google search, and this seems to be a common problem...tried some of the solutions that the links suggested, with no results....anyone else have this issue? |
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 rexbinaryMOD King
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join:2005-01-26
Plano, TX |
rexbinary
Premium Member
2014-Aug-11 12:27 pm
You usually have to install some type of Guest Additions or Tools into the guest (your Ubuntu install) for everything to work. Since Parallels is payware you can give them a call for help. |
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 SeleniaGentoo Convert
Premium Member
join:2006-09-22
Fort Smith, AR
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Ubuntu issues always drove me nuts, hence why I do not use it. Anyways, I do know what your issues possibly are. You need to look at the urls for the unauthenticated packages then go to their page to find out where they keep their GPG keys. Wget the key then use the apt-key command. Then do an apt-get update. Some repositories have a keyring, so you might do an apt-cache search keyring then install it, followed by an apt-get update. So either your repositories changed keys(happened to me on Debian Jessie) or you never fetched them. As to the no connection, make sure the repo did not change url or the mirror isn't offline. I recently had to change mirrors for that exact reason due to using one from a nearby university that stopped providing a mirror without any warning. Here ya go. Saves me some typing on my tablet » naveenubuntu.blogspot.co ··· ntu.html. This will work if the failed repositories are Ubuntu ones. If they are third party, they should have a url for their GPG key. |
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Paul928
join:2000-05-06
Haverhill, MA |
Thanks for the reply....but that didn't do anything either, really starting to get frustrating! @rexbinary, I do have the tools installed....everything works perfectly except getting stuff from the Software Center....Someone suggested installing Synaptics, but I can't because it wont let me download it! Thanks anyway, I'll do some more searching around. |
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Open a terminal, and then sudo apt-get install synaptic
Enter your password and it should install without issue, then you can use it to install whatever you are looking for. |
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Paul928
join:2000-05-06
Haverhill, MA |
thanks, but when I try to install through the terminal with the command that you gave me I get this: Err » us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main sgml-data all 2.0.8 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80] Err » us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main docbook-xml all 4.5-7.1 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80] Get:1 » us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main libept1.4.12 amd64 1.0.9 [135 kB] Get:2 » us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main librarian0 amd64 0.8.1-5build1 [57.9 kB] Get:3 » us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main rarian-compat amd64 0.8.1-5build1 [102 kB] Err » us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring-updates/universe synaptic amd64 0.80~exp2raring1 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80] Fetched 294 kB in 0s (642 kB/s) Failed to fetch » us.archive.ubuntu.com/ub ··· _all.deb 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80] Failed to fetch » us.archive.ubuntu.com/ub ··· _all.deb 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80] Failed to fetch » us.archive.ubuntu.com/ub ··· md64.deb 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.13 80] E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing? |
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 JohnInSJ
Premium Member
join:2003-09-22
Aptos, CA |
JohnInSJ
Premium Member
2014-Aug-13 8:32 am
Looks like raring is your problem. Not seeing that anywhere in » us.archive.ubuntu.com/ub ··· u/dists/Ah... 13.04 is EOL, repos are gone. » askubuntu.com/questions/ ··· ors-downThe .10s are LTS, the .04s you need to upgrade. So you should install 13.10 or 14.04 |
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Salty_Peaks to Paul928
Anon
2014-Aug-13 9:06 am
to Paul928
Your distribution is significantly out of date, is no longer receiving errata updates, and is considered end of life by Ubuntu on Jan 27 2014 - » en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ub ··· ReleasesFrom a security aspect, as well as continued support, I would recommend that you consider doing a dist-upgrade (or use their python tool) to a currently supported distribution version. Personally, my preference has always been Ubuntu's LTS releases due to the long term support and elimination of the need for a "rolling" style distribution upgrade process. Hope this helps! |
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 RexterLibertas, Aequitas, Veritas
join:2002-11-17
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to Paul928
Ubuntu 13.04 end of lifecycle was January 27, 2014. You need to go with 14.04. » fridge.ubuntu.com/2014/0 ··· 27-2014/ |
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UrakiUraki
Premium Member
join:2003-06-22
Belle Plaine, KS |
to Paul928
Try changing the URL's in /etc/apt/sources.list to
http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu |
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Paul928
join:2000-05-06
Haverhill, MA |
I actually just threw the towel in, and downloaded VirtualBox, and installed Ubuntu 14.04, and everything is good now...I had constant crashes running 14.04 in Parallels, so hence the installation of VirtualBox.....thanks for the help all...much appreciated. |
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salty_peaks
Anon
2014-Aug-14 2:42 pm
said by Paul928:I actually just threw the towel in, and downloaded VirtualBox, and installed Ubuntu 14.04, and everything is good now...I had constant crashes running 14.04 in Parallels, so hence the installation of VirtualBox.....thanks for the help all...much appreciated. This is an LTS release as well, so you're good until 2019. |
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